外研社应用英语教程综合英语4教学课件Unit_3

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Text Structure
Setting (paras. 1-3)
The author introduces Aylmer, emphasizing his love for ___s_c_i_e_nni-Research
3. What has caused the great changes in the roles of women in modern society? Gaining an education and entering the workforce are the main reasons of the great changes in the roles of women in modern society. They have allowed women the opportunity to provide financially for their families without being constrained by the stereotyped images of women succumbing to patriarchal rule with docility and passivity.
It tells the story of a scientist who is obsessed with the removal of his wife’s birthmark, believing it a sign of her human imperfection. The story raises some interesting questions about what it means to be human, the body vs. the soul, how much science can tell us about the world, how much of nature we can change through science, and perhaps more importantly, whether we should even try to “play God” in this way.
Pre-Class Tasks
I. Mini-Research
Usage of the term has spread in part through social media, featuring women extolling the virtues of staying at home, fixing meals, having many children and raising them, submitting to male leadership, and behaving like “traditional wives.” This term implies the traditional gender roles in society. 2. What are the modern changes in gender roles? Traditionally, the dominating social role of the woman was as housewife, and that of the man was focused on work and family maintenance. Nowadays, the social role of women is evolving in the direction of taking a profession, while increasingly men are taking care of the household. Modern society has slowly moved toward fathers taking a more active role in raising their children. Not only are both men and women working, and more and more countries also offer paid parental leave. This can be taken by either the mother or father of the child, meaning that men can take a more active role in raising their children. It provides women with more energy to focus on their work and develop their own career.
Background Knowledge
About the Author
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. Much of Hawthorne’s writing centers on New England, many works featuring moral metaphors with an anti-Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, dark romanticism. His themes often center on the inherent evil and sin of humanity, and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity. His published works include novels, short stories, and a biography of his college friend Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States.
A “tradwife” is short for traditional wife or traditional housewife, which denotes a woman who prefers to take a traditional or ultra-traditional role in marriage, including the beliefs that a woman’s place is in the home and that wives should be under a husband’s “wing” protection. The term is a neologism.
Pre-Class Tasks
II. Co-Learning
Watch a video clip and discuss the following questions in a group. 1. How many pieces of advice does the speaker give to her 25-year-old self? What are they? The speaker gives 8 tips to herself in the speech and they are: 1) Own Your Power; 2)Take Risks; 3) Don’t Ask For Permission; 4) Don’t Dim Your Light; 5) Celebrate Your Victories; 6) Make Mistakes; 7) Enjoy Every Moment; 8) Just Go For It. 2. What does the speaker think of failure? The speaker thinks that failure always brings you a gift and that gift is called experience. 3. According to the speaker, what makes a person special? According to the speaker, making a mistake doesn’t make you special. What makes you special is how and if you get up.
Pre-Class Tasks
III. Presentation
Make a three-minute presentation on a woman you admire. You may talk about either a celebrity or a woman you know in your life. Your presentation should include who she is, what qualities of her you admire, and what you have learned from her.
Pre-Class Tasks Background Knowledge Text A Text B
Pre-Class Tasks
I. Mini-Research
Search the Internet for information about gender roles and answer the following questions. 1. What are the traditional gender roles? Gender roles in society means how we’re expected to act, speak, dress, groom, and conduct ourselves based upon our assigned sex. Women are expected to dress in typically feminine ways and be polite, accommodating, and nurturing; men are expected to be strong, aggressive, and bold. Every society, ethnic group, and culture has gender role expectations, but they can be very different from group to group. They can also change in the same society over time.
Background Knowledge
About the Text
This text is a brief version of a short story by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The tale was first published in the March 1843 edition of The Pioneer and later appeared in Mosses from an Old Manse, a collection of Hawthorne’s short stories published in 1846.